Willy van den Berg
1891–1918 (age 27)
Biography
Willy van den Berg was a miner who lived during a transformative period in European industrial history. Born in 1891, he spent his working years in the mines, contributing to the essential resource extraction that fueled the continent's development.
Van den Berg's life was cut short by the First World War, dying in 1918 at the age of 27. He was laid to rest in Noyers-Pont-Maugis German war cemetery, a testament to the profound human cost of the conflict that claimed millions across Europe.